Stings & Wildlife
If someone is bit by a wild animal, what potentially fatal disease can they contract?
Rabies
If someone has a rash, hives, blisters and itchy skin from exposure to a chemical poison, what are the 3 care steps we need to do as first aiders?
Brush the powder off the skin (avoid touching it). Then remove any clothing covered in the poison. Lastly flush the skin with running water.
If we suspect alcohol poisoning, what position should we put them in to keep them safe?
The recovery position
What is known as the silent killer?
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
What is the correct way to remove a bee stinger?
Using a card, scrape the stinger away from the site.
If we suspect someone has been injected with poison, what are the 3 appropriate care steps by a first aider?
Call 911. Wash the puncture site with clean running water. Keep the person still.
What medication can we administer to someone to help in a suspected opioid overdose/poisoning?
Naloxone/Narcan
What are 2 signs or symptoms of food poisoning?
Vomiting/Diarrhea and abdominal cramps
When is it unsafe to remove a tick?
When it is embedded under the skin and no longer exposed
Name a clear and obvious sign that someone has been injected with poison? (what would you see)
One or more puncture wounds, redness swelling at the entry point and the needle found nearby
What are 3 signs or symptoms of opioid poisoning ?
Pin point pupils.
Extreme drowsiness or unresponsiveness.
Pale blue lips.
Slow, abnormal, or not breathing.
Cool, clammy skin. Seizures
What are 3 signs or symptoms of CO poisoning?
Headache, Dizziness, Confusion, Altered levels of responsiveness, Chest pain, Muscle cramps, Nausea and vomiting, blue lips.
What are the 3 care steps for a venomous spider bite?
Call 911.
Have the person rest comfortably.
Apply a cold pack in a towel.
Name 5 plants that grow in Canada that can cause absorbed poisoning into the skin
Giant Hogweed, Wild Parsnip, Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac, Poison Oak
What will be done at an advanced medical centre for someone with alcohol poisoning?
They will pump their stomach.
What are 4 signs or symptoms of swallowed poisoning?
An open container of poison nearby.
Abdominal cramps.
Vomiting.
Increased production of saliva or abnormal saliva colour.
Burns around the mouth. A burning sensation in the mouth, throat, or stomach.
Difficulty breathing.